Wednesday, June 7, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Sixteen-year-old solos in flight program
At 16 years of age, most
high school students are learn-
ing to drive a car. A few at
Sisters High School (SHS)
are learning to fly an airplane.
Trever Schutte, a sophomore
at SHS, joined the ranks of
SHS Flight Science student
pilots who have completed
their first solo flights.
Reflecting on his thoughts
during his first flight without
an instructor sitting beside
him, Schutte says, “The plane
flew so differently with just
me in it. It was even more
exciting than the first time I
drove a car by myself.”
Schutte has wanted to learn
to fly since he can remem-
ber. He enrolled in the Flight
Science program during his
first semester at SHS as a
freshman, and has continued
the sequence during his soph-
omore year. In addition to
the academic coursework, he
takes advantage of the flight
instruction available through
Outlaw Aviation at the Sisters
Airport.
Schutte hopes to pursue a
career as a commercial airline
pilot.
“I’d like to study aviation
in college, but I’m not sure if
I will take a military path or
another path to get there,” he
said.
A looming commercial
pilot shortage is causing air-
lines to create new incen-
tives for students to pursue
flight training. An agreement
between the Central Oregon
Community College (COCC)
Aviation Department and
Horizon/Alaska Airlines
is one such pathway being
forged this year.
“I want to earn my private
pilot certificate as soon as
I turn 17, which is the mini-
mum age required by FAA,”
comments Schutte. Achieving
a private pilot license while
in high school will give him
an advantage for admission
to aviation colleges and cor-
porately sponsored programs
like COCC.
“Flight training has chal-
lenged me to learn new
skills, improve my situational
awareness, and develop quick
problem-solving skills. I’ve
gained knowledge in how dif-
ferent subjects like physics
and math contribute to flight,”
said Schutte.
The Sisters Airport is a
great place to learn to
fly. The pilots on the field
and the airport owners
are very supportive and
student-friendly.
— Trever Schutte
Like all the Flight Science
students pursuing flight train-
ing through Outlaw Aviation,
Schutte has been awarded
scholarships to pay for flight
instruction.
PHOTO PROVIDED
Trever Schutte, with instructor Sam Monte, has joined the ranks of
teenaged solo pilots in Sisters High School’s aviation program.
“The Sisters Airport is a
great place to learn to fly. The
pilots on the field and the air-
port owners are very support-
ive and student-friendly,” he
said. “And Outlaw Aviation
provides scholarships to
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